An Adventure and A Post About Fatherly Love

Hey there friends! So I have two things for y'all today! First off, Kenz and I decided to get outta da house today and go do something fun before the rain comes back. So we went to a place called Hebron Rock Colony or more specifically Hebron Falls to hike and lay out in da sunnn! It was super fun and relaxing. I love that place and it's probably one of my favorite places to hike and chill. We saw like 3 people almost get overtaken by the falls, but thankfully no one did. On the way home we stopped and got icees from Burger King. They were deee-lishhhh. (There are more pictures but I'm not feeling a photo dump today. sorry not sorry. I'm exhausted.)

chillinggg. love her :)

For the last part of the post I'm going to talk about my daddy. Since I'm not going home to spend Father's Day with him, I thought I would honor him on here. 

I love my Daddy. He's taught me so much in my 20 (almost 21) years. So let me share a few of the biggies with you. 

My daddy taught me:

1. How to change oil in a car. I know that doesn't sound all that big, but if you've ever been away from home when you need an oil change and have no money to get it done, it's extremely important to know how to do it yourself. So I'm glad he taught me how to do. To be honest, he taught me a lot about cars and I'm so glad. I love cars and a lot of that comes from time spent with him working on them.

2. How to stand up for myself. I used to picked on when I was younger because my last name is Parrott. Kids would always be like "Carly want a cracker?" I was such a sensitive little human that it would make me cry sometimes. So my dad told me to start saying, "Yes I do, do you have one?" That made them stop for sure. They would just look at me like I was crazy. 

3. How to be tough. I know this seems really similar to the one above but it's really not. I promise. I used to 

cry a lot about the stupidest things. Like if i got rug burn, I cried. No seriously. I was (am?) a wimp when 

it came to intense physical pain. So like if I stubbed my toe walking through the house, I would shout and cry, and assume the fetal position. My dad is infamous for laughing at people when they fall. He laughs before he even checks on them. It's not nice. But in a weird way it taught me to be tougher. Kinda so it wouldn't make him laugh. But mostly it helped me see that life is unpredictable and mean so sometimes you just have to laugh. Weird how my brain works sometimes.

4. What a real Godly man, husband, and father look like. My dad is crazy, hilarious, and brutally honest, but he is also understanding, loving, and Godly. I respect him so much. He is an amazing person. It's so hard to put into words. I am very blessed to have him as my earthly father. Like father like daughter. 

5. About people. Probably the biggest thing that my daddy taught me had to do with people. I hold this piece of advice extremely close to my heart. I remind myself all the time. When I was in high school, I went through a few rough patches. One night when I was a senior, I was talking to the parentals about my current issue and my dad says to me, "People are going to disappoint you. God made them that way. 99% of the population are self-centered, selfish, and it's all about what they want. You have to realize this, know how people are, and move on." That's some of the best advice I've ever gotten. 

So all in all I'd say I have a pretty great father. But he has a pretty awesome daughter too. 

Enjoy Father's Day tomorrow peeps. See ya lataaaa.

With love, Carly ♥

Honesty Hour {Dreams and Pinterest}

Hey guys! We are back with another Honesty Hour! But before we jump into that, can I just get you guys to feast your eyes on the right sidebar...I'm going to brag about myself for a hot minute. I did those social icons all by myself...okay well a fabulous blog with design advice helped me but still. I'm real proud of myself.

Okay moving on! Welcome to Honesty Hour!

So for this week's honesty hour I was kind of at a loss as to what to talk about. So like any uninspired person, I got on Pinterest. And thus the idea of Dreams And Pinterest was born.

Pinterest is like the best gift to women ever created. No seriously. Its like a dream come true. (See what I did there?! Ha.) Its a place where we can look at beautiful things, try to to recreate them and fail miserably. I have never had a Pinterest crafting project turn out as pretty as it was in my head. Its devastating.

I believe that Pinterest is a place of dreams. Can I get an amen? Like those dreams that are so big you'll never reach them and if you do, they won't be exactly the way you want them. Don't get me wrong. I love love LOVE Pinterest. I really do. But I know that half of the things I pin, I will never accomplish. I don't have the time, money, or drive to accomplish it all. No matter how much I want to.

I think us women mainly pin the following 6 things. (Or at least this is all I pin and all I see most of the people I follow pin.)

Numero 1: DIY/Crafts. Like seriously. Why? I don't have the time to even DO half of these things nor do I have the money. I don't even know what half the materials are or where to find them. BUT they just look so dang cool I pin them anyway with the hope of being able to do them one day. I dream of being a pro at Pinterest Crafts/DIY. 

Numero 2: Food. This is probably the one that I do most often. I pin all these recipes while thinking "Oh I'll cook that for the roomies or for Tim" or "Oh wow that's awesome and cheap! I should do that!". But you see my friends. I don't know what half the ingredients are, the pictures just looks so dang good. I wish I could cook like the master chefs who come up with these recipes. I dream of being a master chef of Pinterest recipes.

 

Numero 3: ALL THINGS WEDDINGS. This one probably doesn't even need an explanation. EVERY girl has a "dream wedding" board on Pinterest. Every. Single. Girl. I dream of having the perfect Pinterest inspired wedding.

Numero 4: All things fashion. I don't do this often because I know that I am way too lazy to actually out those outfits together. I'm down with wearing jeans and tees. But I dream of being a Pinterest fashionista.

Numero 5: Decorating ideas. THIS. I probably pin more about decorating my future home that even food. Seriously. I'm obsessed. I pin all these decorating ideas and don't even think about the fact that most houses don't have those little nooks unless you build the house. But I love pinning those ideas anyway, like a junkie. I dream of having the perfect Pinterest decorated house

Numero 6: Health and fitness. This one gets me all the time. I will pin health tips for my body and eating, knowing that I will NEVER use or do any of them. I will also pin workout ideas...while I sit on my butt on the couch eating a bag of potato chips. I dream of being one of those toned Pinterest workout models. 

So there you have it. I love Pinterest but its like the grown-up version of Disney fairytales. 

Have a great weekend, guys. 

With love, Carly ♥

Cheesy Couple

I had a hard time figuring out what to write about today. So I naturally turned to Pinterest for inspiration. It worked. I was on Pinterest and I was looking through everything and I came across a few pins all in a row that were about things to do as a couple. Some were funny. Some were cute. So it got me thinking. Tim and I are both romantics but we are romantic in different ways. He's like the fairytale, loving, and storybook kind of romantic. Me? I'm cheesy. There are things that I wish Tim would participate in with me but he thinks they are way to cheesy. Let me explain via el listo. 

4 Cheesy Couple Things

#1: Ridiculously embarrassing pet names. I know, I know. Stupid. But I can't help it. There are times when I wish we had dumb nicknames for each other that only we used. I tried this once. Didn't go over well. He thought I was insane. Maybe I am?

#2: Halloween costumes for couples. I have been trying so hard to get him to dress up with me. It's not happening. I suggested a few last year. I wanted to be a Taco Bell sauce packet and for him to be a taco. He said no. I said I could be a nurse and he could be a doctor. Nope. I also thought we could be like Tarzan and Jane...definitely not. I'm going to keep trying though. Perseverance, my friends.

Except more tasteful girl costume :)

#3: Professional pictures. I this is becoming a thing and I definitely want in. Tim seems to think that this would be conceited. You know, like us showing off how cute we are. So he says he won't participate unless we are taking engagement pictures. I just want good pictures where he isn't acting crazy or making weird faces. I also want one of those super cute pictures where you're kissing and the girl pops her foot and its at sunset so its just a silhouette. Wow, I might be a little neurotic. Moving on.

#4: Sing for me. So my amazing beau has a beautiful voice and is super talented. No, I'm not just saying that because I love him. It's totes true. He's been in countless choirs and musicals and singing groups. We sing together all the time like in the car and stuff. So fun. But I've asked him probably a thousand times if he would sing to me and he won't. I don't know why. It's super frustrating though. I love hearing him sing! I wish he would like record a video of him singing and then randomly show up. Like in this commercial! (Cheesy, I know!)

I tried for 30 minutes to get the video on here so you would have to go to a new page but it didn't work. So instead click here to see the video before reading on. Sorry peeps. 

Those are the biggest things that I can think of right now that I wish Tim would participate in or do for me. Don't get me wrong. He's amazing and I wouldn't trade him for the tastiest piece of cake in the world. But I'm a sucker for the cheesy things. I think he'll come around though. ;)

*What's something cheesy you and your man have done/do?*

With love, Carly ♥

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